In his final months in office, Donald Trump has ramped up construction on his promised physical border between the US and Mexico – devastating wildlife habitats and increasing the migrant death toll At Sierra Vista Ranch in Arizona near the Mexican border, Troy McDaniel is warming up his helicopter. McDaniel, tall and slim in a […]
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‘The US isn’t an option anymore’: why California’s immigrants are heading back to Mexico
Years of anti-immigrant policies from the Trump administration have been magnified by insecurities resulting from the pandemic California’s most vulnerable immigrants have faced unprecedented challenges this year, with some weighing whether it’s worth staying in the United States altogether. Ten months of a pandemic that has disproportionately sickened immigrants and devastated some of the industries […]
Guerrero at war: chronicling southern Mexico’s forgotten conflict – photo essay
Alfredo Bosco came to Guerrero on assignment to document southern Mexican villages emptied out by conflict. Over repeated visits he documents the region’s story Life in Guerrero seems to hover at the edge of violence. The threat is pervasive: in the armed men at roadblocks, the empty nighttime streets, the kindling of street protests. Then […]
Cocktail of the week: Shop Cuvée’s clean margarita | The good mixer
A margarita by any other name bar the orange liqueur, for a cleaner finish all round Our margarita doesn’t feature triple sec or orange liqueur, which makes it a cleaner drink more like the ones they have in Mexico. Use a decent white tequila, rather than an aged one – something like Ocho or Tapatio […]
The contested legacy of the anti-fascist International Brigades
In the 1930s, thousands of men and women around the world enlisted to fight fascism in Spain. Many survivors went on to play a key role in the fight against the Nazis – but, in some cases, later became powerful servants of brutal regimes Virgilio Fernández del Real sent his last testament via WhatsApp on […]
Mexico protests and the Milky Way – Sunday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select highlights from around the world including clashes in Nagorno Karabakh, Muay Thai fighters and a digital fashion show Continue reading…
James Comey: ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon ‘in a world of trouble’
Former aide pleads not guilty to fraud charge over fundraiser Ex-FBI director: ‘They could almost start a crime family’ The former FBI director James Comey has said Steve Bannon is “in a world of trouble”, after the former Trump campaign manager and White House adviser was arrested on a charge of skimming donations from a […]
La Caravana del Diablo: a migrant caravan in Mexico – photo essay
Photojournalist Ada Luisa Trillo has won the Guardian’s Portfolio Review award at Format photography festival this year. Her powerful piece of work on the migrant caravan follows the people who left Central American countries to reach the US In January 2020, fleeing violence and poor economic conditions, a group of Hondurans organised a huge migrant […]
‘It was fueled by hate and bigotry’: one year on from the El Paso shooting
Since a gunman killed 23 in the Texas border town, it’s faced anti-immigrant rhetoric from Donald Trump – and now Covid-19 For Angel Gomez the sunny Saturday morning of 3 August 2019 was hectic in El Paso-Ciudad Juárez, the binational community in the west Texas borderland with Mexico. His nonprofit, Operation Hope, was hosting its […]
Juan Marsé obituary
Widely admired Catalan writer whose tragi-comic novels explored unresolved traumas left behind by the Spanish civil war Juan Marsé, who has died aged 87, was widely considered Spain’s finest contemporary novelist. His great subject was the defeated Barcelona of his 1940s childhood and many of his 16 novels chronicle the blighted lives of children growing […]
Amlo unscathed after Trump meeting but snags cameo role in US election
The Mexican president faced criticism before his White House visit but his US counterpart was on his best behaviour It was a high-stakes encounter for a man taking his first foreign trip as president of Mexico: a visit to the White House to meet a man who has made reviling Mexicans a central pillar of […]
Mexico’s president pushes ahead with Trump trip – but is it worth the risk?
Critics say Andrés Manuel López Obrador risks humiliation when he meets his US counterpart to toast new free-trade deal He presents himself as Mexico’s low-budget president: a cost-cutting commander-in-chief who has taken the presidential jet out of service and drives a seven-year-old saloon car. But when Andrés Manuel López Obrador sets off – economy class […]
‘Enter through the back door’: secret church services in Mexico and Brazil defy Covid-19 rules
Thousands of worshippers sneak in to invitation-only assemblies organized like illegal dance parties, despite rising death tolls The invitations arrive via text message or social media. “They ask you for a kind of password to let you in,” said Jesús Preciado, whose father has attended the secretive gatherings in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Diego […]
How to make caesar salad – recipe | Felicity Cloake’s masterclass
A guide to making the classic American salad that was, in fact, invented by an Italian restaurateur in Mexico Despite its imperial name, caesar salad was created in 1920s Mexico to feed the hordes of thirsty Americans forced across the border by prohibition. Wanting to relieve the pressure on his kitchen, restaurateur Caesar Cardini came […]
Mexico’s López Obrador holds daily briefings rivalling Trump’s: ‘A spectacle without any value’
Amlo, as the Mexican leader is known, is like Trump in that his press briefings focus as much on personal promotion as on offering information Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage In the course of a two-and-a-half-hour press briefing, the president claimed the country had “flattened” […]
Tricks of the light: the imaginary town where time stands still – in pictures
Photographer Jason Fulford travelled to Nepal, Vietnam, Mexico and Italy to create these images of a fictional desert town with its own internal logic Continue reading…
‘The bliss of a quiet period’: lockdown is a unique chance to study the nature of cities
Empty streets and skies let the birds be heard and leave animals free to roam as well as allowing scientists to examine how humans change urban biodiversity Peregrine falcons have swapped sea cliffs for the UK parliament and red-crowned parrots have left tropical forests in Mexico for the leafy neighbourhoods of Pasadena. Cities all over […]
Environmental activist killed in Mexico – the third this year
Adán Vez Lira shot dead while he rode his motorcycle in Actopan, Veracruz state A prominent environmental activist has been killed in Mexico, the third such death in the country this year. The UN office of the high commissioner for human rights said Adán Vez Lira was shot on 8 April while he rode his […]
How coronavirus almost brought down the global financial system
The crisis has brought the economy to a near halt, and left millions of people out of work. But thanks to intervention on an unprecedented scale, a full-scale meltdown has been averted – for now. By Adam Tooze In the third week of March, while most of our minds were fixed on surging coronavirus death […]
Cocktail of the week: Sam’s michelada | The good mixer
A Mexican twist on the bloody mary, using lager instead of vodka, is just the thing for Easter hair of the dog The michelada is Mexico’s answer to the bloody mary, and is just the thing for an Easter brunch. The spice mix isn’t really worth making in smaller quantities, but you’ll be wanting more […]
Sports quiz: what are the stories behind these iconic photos?
You have seen the pictures of Bolt, Pelé, Woods, Maradona and more but can you remember the details behind the images? More quizzes: assists, commentators, managers and rants This photo is from Muhammad Ali’s victory over Sonny Liston in 1965. In which round did Ali win the fight? The first The 10th The 12th The […]
Iggy Azalea – Good Lyrics
[Verse 1] I remember like 10 years ago I wanted my name up in bold I wanted my name up in lights I wanted to rock every show I used to take pics in the mirror I had to get ready for Vogue And now I’m way bigger, way bigger, way bigger Than I ever […]
Future – Hate in Your Soul Lyrics
[Future] [Chorus x2] Got too many racks on me Can’t fit in my wallet Got too much style on me Can’t fuck with no stylist You got that hate inside your soul Can’t do nothing about it You got that hate inside your soul Can’t do nothing about it [Verse one] One for the money, […]
Mexiku – Mc Fioti letra
Letra Mc Fioti – Mexiku Fui pro México Ensinar las muchachas A chachaina dança Ao som dos quebrada.(mexiku) Mexico, mexico Mexico bumbum. Pra arriba Pra bajo Todas as novinhas Versuri-lyrics.info Vai, bailando o muchachooo. Mc Fioti letras Video Mc Fioti
Lil B – Mexico (Skit) (Black Ken Mixtape)
[Skit: Lil B & a fan] Uh, dang man. You heard that they ’bout to build a wall in Mexico? Yeah, I heard about that Well uh, we gotta get up out there before they build that goddang wall, because there’s too many girls out there and I don’t wanna miss out I don’t got […]
BROCKHAMPTON – Bump (Saturation Album)
[Intro: Matt Champion] Tugging on my pinky ring, smelling like chrysanthemum I just want that, I just want that bump bump in my trunk Blowing skunk, getting crunk with my baby, oh what’s up Bump bump in my trunk Bump bump in my trunk [Verse 1: Merlyn Wood] We gon’ ride ride ride, down to […]
Bamil – Love Across The Border lyrics
Love Across The Border Music And Lyrics By Bamil Gutiérrez Collado Odalloc Limab Songs/ASCAP©2012 All Rights Reserved. He’s a boy from somewhere in Mexico She’s a sweet girl from somewhere in L.A. They met in a special way They don’t know ’bout barricades, They just know how to be good friends. A world between them […]
Kodak Black – There He Go (Painting Pictures Album)
Look, every time you see me I’m surrounded by them snipers You ain’t never run off with a hustler in your life, huh? I’m from 1800, I’m a hot boy, but I’m iced up Ugly corner where we smile with you and we don’t like you Just hopped off the plane I just got out […]
David Luning – Royalty lyrics
Dearest love don’t worry They got nothin’ on me And I’ll be out in a day or two Oh and darlin, I love you I’ll make my great escape Don’t you worry dear I’ll find a way to break on outta here Oh you’ll see We’re gonna live like royalty Dearest love wait for me […]
The Oemons – Taco Burrito lyrics
One day I had a dream in my siesta About an awesome place where it’s always fiesta And the food is served with spicy salsa So I think I’ll go to Mexico Taco Taco Burrito! Taco Taco Burrito! Taco Taco Burrito! Chimichangas, Spicy Chimichangas Chimichangas, Spicy Chimichanga sauce! When I got there I watched some […]